New York: New York-based cybersecurity firm Wiz has discovered a cache of sensitive data from Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek inadvertently exposed on the open internet.
In a blog post published Wednesday, Wiz revealed that scans of DeepSeek’s infrastructure showed over a million lines of unsecured data, including digital software keys and chat logs containing user prompts sent to the company’s free AI assistant.
Wiz’s Chief Technology Officer, Ami Luttwak, stated that DeepSeek acted swiftly to address the issue after being notified.
“They took it down in less than an hour,” Luttwak said. “But this was so simple to find we believe we’re not the only ones who found it.”
As of now, DeepSeek has not issued any official statement or response to media inquiries regarding the reported data exposure.
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The Chinese AI startup has recently gained widespread attention, with its rapid rise sparking excitement in China and concern in the U.S. DeepSeek’s ability to rival OpenAI’s technology at a significantly lower cost has raised questions about the sustainability of American AI giants’ business models, including those of Nvidia and Microsoft.
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By Monday, DeepSeek had surpassed its U.S. competitor, ChatGPT, in downloads from Apple’s App Store, contributing to a broader selloff in global tech stocks.
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